Tenure-Line Faculty Position - International Peace and Conflict Resolution, School of International Service, American University

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• Tenure-Line Faculty Position - International Peace and Conflict Resolution

-- School of International Service, American University Washington, DC

-- The School of International Service invites applications/nominations for a tenure-line position at assistant professor or untenured associate professor level in the field of international peace and conflict resolution, starting in the 2009-2010 academic year. Qualifications: PhD or equivalent degree in a related discipline required as well as a record of teaching and research excellence. The successful candidate will have a combination of two or more of the following specializations: Conflict Prevention; International Ethics; Nonviolence Theory and Practice; Peace Education; Reconciliation; and Religion and Conflict Resolution. Regional specializations are welcome, particularly in South Asia and Central Asia.

-- Candidates should send a letter of intent, curriculum vitae, three letters of reference, evidence of teaching effectiveness, copies of relevant publications, and a graduate school transcript. Please send the material to: Chair, International Peace and Conflict Resolution Faculty Search Committee, School of International Service, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20016-8071. Consideration of applications will begin September 15 and will continue until the position is filled.

-- The multi-disciplinary faculty of the School of International Service includes more than seventy full-time, highly productive scholar-teachers in the fields of comparative and regional studies, global environmental policy, international communication, international development, international economic relations, international peace and conflict resolution, international politics, and United States foreign policy. The School's website can be accessed at www.american.edu/sis.

-- Housed in the School of International Service at American University, International Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) is a program concerned with understanding the causes of war and organized violence, developing strategies for resolving conflict, and constructing conditions for peace. Peace, in this context, encompasses social justice and human rights, political pluralism, cultural diversity, ecological balance, and nonviolent conflict resolution and transformation.

-- IPCR faculty members combine a wealth of field experience, teaching excellence, and scholarship. With a strong emphasis on the blending of theory with practice, peace studies with conflict resolution, and always with a search for alternatives to violence, IPCR stands apart as a reputable and unique academic and professional training program. For more information visit the program website at http://aupeace.org.

-- American University seeks highly dedicated teachers and scholars deeply committed to interdisciplinary learning, the application of new technologies in teaching and scholarship, and to the preparation of students for life in a diverse and rapidly changing global society.

-- An EEO/AA University. The University is committed to a diverse faculty, staff, and student body. Women and minority candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.